Against the backdrop of an Olympic year and the passing of shiny suits, the final produced the slowest podium since 2006.

Meanwhile, at the end of four of five days of racing, the USA leads the medals table by a solid margin, on 20 medals, 8 of them gold (8-5-7), followed by Hungary (3-2-3), China (2-4-3) and Germany (2-1-1).

* - successes tainted by presence of athletes who subsequently tested positive for doping. ** - Two athletes competed in all three teams and were coached by the same programme as one of those who tested positive